Soaring past Everett

> Royals softball continues to dominate NWAC

Davie Wong
Sports Editor

 

I: been a long wait, but softball season
is finally upon us. No one has been

more excited than the Royals softball
team. After last year’s deep run into the
NWAC Championships, the team would
love nothing more than a second chance
at the NWAC title. Geared to do that, the
team piled on the talent in the offseason.
Now two games into the season, the squad
looks like the best in the west.

The Royals started their season
against the former division champs, the
Bellevue Bulldogs. Having ended their
season on a low last year due to the Royals,
the feelings of animosity from both sides

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were very real. However, the Bulldogs slide
was continuous, and it carried on from
last season. Laura Baldry gave the Bellevue
pitcher a nightmare whenever she came
up to bat, ringing three hits and two RBI.
Keeley Ainge gave up an unearned run on
an error and struck out six as the Royals
won 7-1 against the Bulldogs.

Normally, the second game is a
spectacle, as teams are just tired. While
not untrue for the Royals, the softball
squad took it to a new level against the
Bulldogs. The Royals ripped into the
Bulldogs, with nearly every Royals player
getting a hit in. Jordan Britten-Yung was
clutch for her squad, as she batted in four
runners. Kira Staley made a real showing
of Bellevue’s batting rotation, striking
out two and only allowing one hit in five

> Wii golf not ‘fore’ everyone

Jessica Berget
Staff Writer

 

thought golf was the most boring and

meticulous game out there. That is,
until I discovered Wii Golf. Not only
is Wii Golf boring, it may be the most
underwhelming video game | have ever
played. The tricky swinging, the lack of
any physical movement besides swinging
your arm, and how slow the game play is,
are just some of the reasons I usually avoid
this travesty of a Wii Sports game.

There are also physical attributes
that go into playing real golf that are not
seen in the Wii version. Golf players walk
around the green from hole to hole, which
accounts for exercise and is a big part of
the reason golf is considered a sport at all.
But since there is no walking, and only

swinging in Wii Golf, there is no way that
it can improve one’s athletic ability.

Your swing is the most important
part of playing golf, but Wii Golf does a
poor job of portraying a good swing. It’s
almost impossible to get a full swing in the
game because the censor is so touchy that
any small error will send the ball flying
in the complete opposite direction. There
is also the annoying little bar on the side
of the screen that shows what direction
the ball will fly in, which is also extremely
sensitive. You could do the same swing
five times and it will give you a different
variation almost every time.

Wii Golf is so easy that it’s almost
offensive. Not only does it show you how
much power you use in your swing, it
even shows you a map of where the hole
is and exactly which direction to hit the
ball in. Wii Golf is all about aim, so all

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innings. Dismantle would be a kind way
to say things, as the Royals mercied the
Bulldogs, 11-0 in five innings.

This weekend, the Royals played their
first home games of the season against
a visiting Everett Community College
team. With Keeley Ainge on the pitching
mound, the Trojans found it difficult
to get anywhere. Two RBI from Kolby
Hamilton really sealed the deal for the
Everett team as the Royals closed out the
game 5-2. Keeley Ainge finished the game
with nine strikeouts, one unearned run,
and one earned run.

Game two was supposed to be better
for the Trojans, but the Royals had other
plans. It didn’t take long for the Royals
batters to see the Everett pitcher off the
mound, lighting her up in one and two

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you have to do is aim
the ball at the hole and
swing. This takes the
challenge out of the
game and makes

it so easy and
mundane that it’s
underwhelming.

Any athletic ability
you get out of real

golf goes
unaddressed
in Wii Golf.
Since the
game only
focuses on
swinging

and

putting, the
actual physical
part of the sport is

thirds innings for five hits and five runs.
The Trojans relief pitcher fared no better,
and the Royals put the fire to her as
well, racking up seven hits and five runs.
With Kira Staley pitching for the Royals,
the team saw another mercy win in five
innings. Staley finished with one strike out
and two earned runs. Daniella Villo was
on fire for the Royals, picking up two hits
and three RBI. Michaela Moore and Bella
Kennedy were also big parts of the Royals
win, as they both picked up two RBIs. The
final score was 10-2 for the Royals in five
innings.

The series moved the Royals to
4-0 on the year, putting them second
in the North division behind Edmonds
Community College, who has two games
on the Royals at 6-0.

       
     

virtually erased, making it
barely a sport at all.
Wii Golf may teach
you how to swing and aim the
ball, but I doubt being good
at Wii Golf would make you
any better at real golf.
The only part of golf
that includes any
physical exertion is
nonexistent
in the Wii
version,
making
this
game
a 0/10
when it
comes to
improving

athletic ability.